Flowering class: Dicot
Habit: Shrub
Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Cerbera chinensis Spreng. |
synonym | Dissolena verticillata Lour. |
synonym | Ervatamia ophiorhizoides (Kurz) Lace |
synonym | Ervatamia ventii Lý |
synonym | Hunteria sundana Miq. |
synonym | Hunteria sundana var. minor Miq. |
synonym | Ophioxylon belgaumense Wight |
synonym | Ophioxylon chinensis Hance |
synonym | Ophioxylon densiflorum (Wall.) Thwaites |
synonym | Ophioxylon macrocarpum Wight |
synonym | Ophioxylon majus Hassk. |
synonym | Ophioxylon neilgheerense Wight |
synonym | Ophioxylon zeylanicum Wight |
synonym | Rauvolfia altodiscifera R.H. Miao |
synonym | Rauvolfia brevistyla Tsiang |
synonym | Rauvolfia cambodiana Pierre ex Pit. |
synonym | Rauvolfia chinensis (Hance) Hemsl. |
synonym | Rauvolfia densiflora (Wall.) Benth. ex Hook.f. |
synonym | Rauvolfia densiflora var. macrophylla Hook.f. |
synonym | Rauvolfia latifrons Tsiang |
synonym | Rauvolfia loheri Merr. |
synonym | Rauvolfia major (Hassk.) G.Nicholson |
synonym | Rauvolfia membranacea Merr. |
synonym | Rauvolfia obversa Koord. |
synonym | Rauvolfia ophiorrhizoides (Kurz) Kerr |
synonym | Rauvolfia perakensis King & Gamble |
synonym | Rauvolfia serpentina var. gracilis Stapf |
synonym | Rauvolfia superaxillaris P.T. Li & S.Z. Huang |
synonym | Rauvolfia taiwanensis Tsiang |
synonym | Rauvolfia verticillata var. hainanensis Tsiang |
synonym | Rauvolfia verticillata var. macrophylla (Hook. fil.) Karthik. & Moorthy |
synonym | Rauvolfia verticillata var. oblanceolata Tsiang |
synonym | Rauvolfia verticillata var. officinalis Tsiang |
synonym | Rauvolfia yunnanensis Tsiang |
synonym | Tabernaemontana cylindrica Steud. |
synonym | Tabernaemontana densiflora Wall. |
synonym | Tabernaemontana microcarpa Wall. |
synonym | Tabernaemontana ophiorrhizoides Kurz |
synonym | Tabernaemontana subcapitata Hook.f. & Thomson |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Shrubs, sap milky latex. Leaves 10-14 x 4-6 cm, obovate, apex abruptly acuminate, base acute to attenuate, subcoriaceous, lateral nerves 14 pairs, prominent, nervules slender; petiole 2 cm long. Cymes terminal or axillary; peduncles 5-8 cm long. Flowers white; pedicels 1 cm long; calyx lobes acuminate, glabrous, reddish; corolla 1 cm long, lobes ovate, acute. Capsule 10 x 7 mm, oblong, black.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Habit: Shrub
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
No Data
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Semi-evergreen forests, shola openings and grasslands
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Description
Global Distribution
South and south east Asia
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kottayam, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara,Sindhudurg
Kerala: Idukki, Kannur, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malapuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Kanniyakumari, Nilgiri, Theni, Tirunelveli
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Global Distribution
India: Assam, Meghalaya
Local Distribution
Sivasagar, Lakhimpur, Kokrajhar
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Ophioxylon ceylanicum Wight, Ic. t. 1291.1848.
- Ophioxylon neilgherrense Wight, Ic. t. 1292. 1848.
- Tabernaemontana densiflora Wall., Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1273. 1829.
- Dissolena verticillata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 137. 1790.
- Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill., Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 768. 1888; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 280. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 293. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 282. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 418. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 244. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 190. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 444. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 523. 2009.
- Rauvolfia densiflora (Wall.) Benth. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 633. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 808(567). 1923; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 175. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 242. 1989; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 36. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 99. 2000.
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
Information Listing > References
- Ophioxylon ceylanicum Wight, Ic. t. 1291.1848.
- Ophioxylon neilgherrense Wight, Ic. t. 1292. 1848.
- Tabernaemontana densiflora Wall., Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1273. 1829.
- Dissolena verticillata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 137. 1790.
- Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill., Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 768. 1888; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 280. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 293. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 282. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 418. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 244. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 190. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 444. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 523. 2009.
- Rauvolfia densiflora (Wall.) Benth. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 633. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 808(567). 1923; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 175. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 242. 1989; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 36. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 99. 2000.
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Order | Gentianales |
Family | Apocynaceae |
Genus | Rauvolfia |
Species | Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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